My students are always up for a challenge. Our motto is "Make Mistakes; It's how you grow as a learner." I try as best I can to integrate the art into the academic curriculum so a lot of my projects are STEAM based.
Our school is in a rural area in Maine where poverty is real and the home life of our students is sometimes a struggle.
That being said, our students are eager learners and excited about the learning process. School is their second home and I feel we are their second family. Our principal is one who works hard to make our students' education rich with extra projects and activities but his power is limited by the financial reality of our community. I want these children to come away from our school with a sense of "I can be anything I want." As an art teacher I feel it imperative that they learn to think outside the box and recognize that creativity informs all their activities. My goal is not to make artists per se, but to help form young adults who can problem solve with a creative, open mind and recognize their full potential.
My Project
We are a small school located on the coast of Maine. Fishing and tourism are our economic breadbasket. We have many visitors each year. This is a project that will incorporate art and understanding. Students will learn American Sign Language and understand the basis of Braille to create cast hands And copper Braille plaques to place in public areas to welcome our differently abled visitors.
Students will learn how to use alginate to cast hands in sign language and create welcome/ information signs in Braille.
These will be placed in prominent spots in the community to recognize the differences that make our world more rich and textured.
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